Selamat tinggal, Joe, aku harus pergi, aduh sayang.
Me gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou.
Aku harus pergi, mendayung perahu di bayou.
My Yvonne, sweetest one, me oh my oh.
Yvonne ku, yang ter sweetest, aduh sayang.
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.
Anak nakal, bakal bersenang-senang di bayou.
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Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
Jambalaya dan pai udang serta gumbo fillet
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio.
Karena malam ini aku bakal ketemu sayangku.
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gayo,
Main gitar, isi toples buah dan bersenang-senang,
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.
Anak nakal, bakal bersenang-senang di bayou.
Thibodeaux, Fontaineaux, the place is buzzin',
Thibodeaux, Fontaineaux, tempat ini ramai,
Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the dozen.
Keluarga datang untuk melihat Yvonne berbondong-bondong.
Dress in style, go hog wild, and be gayo.
Bergaya, bersenang-senang, dan bersuka ria.
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.
Anak nakal, bakal bersenang-senang di bayou.
[Chorus]
Oh, guitar!
Oh, gitar!
[Chorus]
Oh, Lord!
Oh, Tuhan!
Hang tight, ooh Lord!
Bersiaplah, oh Tuhan!
Ah, take it out.
Ah, keluarkan.
He's comin', ah!
Dia datang, ah!